. The "makings" of the Lincoln Association of Jersey City; a souvenir of the dinner at the Carteret Club commemorating the one hundred and tenth anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln . hurch of Bergenfollowed with an address, of finelyphrased patriotic spirit. The schoolchildren sang America next. Y. Monroe followed with an ad-dress which kept the audience con-stantly beaming sympathy with thetenderness, courage, hopefulness, andpiety of the martyred President. A. A. Hardenbergh was the lastspeaker, and he gave an address whichwas noted as dealing masterfully withthe spirit of the
. The "makings" of the Lincoln Association of Jersey City; a souvenir of the dinner at the Carteret Club commemorating the one hundred and tenth anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln . hurch of Bergenfollowed with an address, of finelyphrased patriotic spirit. The schoolchildren sang America next. Y. Monroe followed with an ad-dress which kept the audience con-stantly beaming sympathy with thetenderness, courage, hopefulness, andpiety of the martyred President. A. A. Hardenbergh was the lastspeaker, and he gave an address whichwas noted as dealing masterfully withthe spirit of the occasion and the char-acter of the man for whom they hadcome there to mourn. The concluding prayer was offered by Rev. W. R. Duryea of the Lafayette ReformedChurch; in his petition he returned especial thankfulness for the fact ofAndrew Johnson because he would punish the traitors who had per-petrated the murder of the President. Then with the audience standing,the Doxology was sung by the audience, and the Benediction pro-nounced by Rev. Mr. Monroe. The Bergen Town Council minutes have saved a very nice littlenote of this meeting for us: the entire cost of the commemoration service. Kev. B. C. Tavlor was $500. The bills were ordered paid, and then a resolution waspassed, testifying to the efficiency of John Hilton and his committeein organizing and carrying out the purposes of the meeting in suchdignified and capable a manner. This was ordered spread in fullupon the minutes. And before we leave Lincoln High School grounds again—should it not be an inspiration to those of this generation who havethe high privilege and opportunity to sit within the classic bounds ofAleck. Bonnells orchard, to recall that fine gathering in 1 865 ? Thewhole town had turned out to honor the memory of a man who hadcertain advanced notions about human Hberty and national life; andin all the years ever since in Jersey City the Lincoln Associationhas nobly kept those ideals before the people of its
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